Ski waxing machine



Jan. 9, 1951 M CQULQMBE 2,537,511

sx1 wAxING MACHINE Filed May 22, 1948 IMQ 2 /5 Hl f 64? .75 40 .3 lmHIQHIH l A ma@ m in i" 5" 25 m' ulm- 23 e e WWW azz/2% [blib/MA PatentedJan. 9, 1951 UNITED. STATES EATENT OFFICE SKI WAKlNG Maurice Coulombe,ll/Iontreal,` Quebec, Canada Application May 22, 1948,A Serial No.28,562

6 Claims.

The present invention pertains to a novel machine for waxing the bottomsof skis.

The principal object of the invention is` to provide such a device thatoperates on the skis while they are being worn by the user. The machinemay be mounted `conveniently near the skiing area and' is so constructedas to carry a succession o; skiers over the operating elementsof the ma-Chine- The machine includes a pair of alined conveyor belts betweenwhicharey arrangedv a rotary brush and a rotalywaxel. In this connection, afurtherobjectof the invention i's to provide means operable by the userfor applying wax to the waxer and at the same time engaging a clutch fordriving the conveyor belts.

Still another object is to provide means, operable automatically by theweight of the user, for removing the wax applier and. disengaging theclutch when the skis have passed over the waxer. Thisrnechanism includesa trip and a series of springs that withdraw the initial operating meansto an idle. or disengaging position when the skis pass from the Waker tothe weight-operated de- VICE.

The invention is fully disclosed by way of example in the followingdescription and in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure l is a plan View of the device;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section;

Figure 3 is a detail plan section; and

Figure 4 is a detail longitudinal section.

Reference to these views will now be made by use kof like characterswhich are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout.

The machine includes a hollow base I across the top of which arejournalled two series or" transverse rollers 2. Around each series ofrollers is trained an endless belt 3, the belts being spaced apart atthe center of the base as Shown in Figure 2. Between the belts arejournalled shafts 4 and 5 carrying respectively a brush and a polisher'I operated in a manner presently to be described.

The skier mounts the device, wearing his skis, from the left hand endover a ramp S. A similar ramp 9 is provided at the other end for exit.He may hold the hand rail I erected on the base I.

A shaft II mounted across the base near the entrance end carries anupstanding lever I2 within reach of the user. The shaft carries a pairof central lugs I3 between which is pivoted a forwardly extending rodIll passing through a bearing I5 (Figure 4). To the forward end of therod is pivoted a hook Itf adapted to engage on a transverse frame barIl.

The rod I is also attached to a lever I3 pivoted to a side ofthe base Iat I9 and operating a clutch Ztl` on a transverse shaft 2l. The shaft2l' carries a double pulley 22 with endless belts 23, connected torollers of the respective belts 3'.

An arm 24 pivotally mounted in the base I is jointed to the hook I6 by acoil spring i25. The free end of the arm carries. a box 26 with a blockof Wax` 2l that engages and loads the polisher 'I when the hook i6 isadvanced.

In the base l is mounted an electric motor 28j joined to a cross shaft2Q having a fly wheel 29 by a belt 3&3 tensioned by an idler 3l. `Adouble pulley $2 Q12 the shaft 29 iS belted at 33 and 34 ton'ulleys 35,and 3,@ on the Shafts 4, and t ref sleotivelygas shown in Figure 1.

Another transverse shaft 3l in the base I is belted' at est@ vthe shaftgs and again at as to the driving 4 elennentl of the clutch 20. Thus,the forward movement of the lever I2 engages the clutchv through leverI3 and imparts motion to the belts 3 through the shaft 2l and drivebelts 23'.

After the user has operated the lever I2, he is carried forward on thefirst belt 3. The bottoms of the skis are cleaned by the brush 6 andthen waxed by the waxer l. rlhe latter may consist of cloth disks orother material yadapted to apply wax from the block 2'! to the skis.

Forward of the waxer l is a cross bar 40 in the path of the skier andcarried by an angular arm 4I pivoted at 42 and having a kick piece t3beneath the hook It. The bar 40 is depressed by the weight of the skier,and when he has crossed it, a spring 44 throws it upward and causes thepiece 43 to disengage the hook I6 from the frame bar Il. At the sametime, another coil spring l pulling on the rear end of the rod I4retracts the rod and disengages the clutch 20 to disconnect the drivefrom the belts 3. The skier pulls himself by the rail II) along theforward belt 3, or is carried on this belt when followed by another useron the rear belt 3, and finally descends the ramp 9.

Although a specific embodiment of the invention has been illustrated anddescribed, it will be understood that various alterations in the detailsof construction may be made without departing from the scope of theinvention as indicated by the appended claims.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A ski waxing machine comprising a base, a

pair of longitudinally alined and spaced endless belts carried thereby,a brush and a waxer rotatably mounted between said belts on axestransverse of said belts and spaced apart, a wax container movablysupported by said base, a lever connected to said container for bringingthe latter into engagement with said waxer, and means for driving saidbelts, brush and waxer.

2. A ski waxing machine comprising a base, a pair of longitudinallyalined and spaced endless belts carried thereby, a brush and a waxerrotatably mounted between said belts on axes transverse of said beltsand spaced apart, a wax container movably supported by said base, aslidable rod, actuating linkage between said rod and container formoving said'container into engagement with said waxer, a lever forshifting said rod, a hook pivoted on said rod, a frame member engageableby said hook, a trip lever forward of and adjacent to the top of saidwaxer, said trip lever engaging beneath said hook and adapted todisengage said hook from said frame member, a spring tending to liftsaid trip lever, and means for driving said belts, brush and waxer.

3. A ski waxing machine comprising a base, a pair of longitudinallyalined and spaced endless belts carried thereby, a brush and a waxerrotatably mounted between said belts on axes transverse of said beltsand spaced apart, a wax container movably supported by said base, alever connected to said container for bringing the latter intoengagement with said waxer, means for driving said belts, a clutchinterposed in said means, and means for driving said brush and waxer.

4. A ski waxing machine comprising a base, a pair of longitudinallyalined and spaced endless belts carried thereby, a brush and a waxerrotatably mounted between said belts on axes transverse of said beltsand spaced apart, a wax container movably supported by said base, aslidable rod, actuating linkage between said rod and container formoving said container into engagement with said waxer, a lever forshifting said rod, a hook pivoted on said rod, a frame member engageableby said hook, a trip lever forward of and adjacent to the top of saidwaxer, said trip lever engaging beneath said hook and adapted todisengage said hook :from said frame member, a spring tending to liftsaid trip lever, means for driving said belts, a clutch interposed insaid means and operatively connected to said rst lever, and means fordriving said brush and waxer.

5. A ski waxing machine comprising a base, a pair of longitudinallyalined and spaced endless belts carried thereby, a brush and a waxerrotatably mounted between said belts on axes transverse of said beltsand spaced apart, an arm pivotally mounted on said base, a wax containercarried by said arm, means for bringing said container against saidwaxer, and means for driving said belts, brush and waxer.

6. A ski waxing machine comprising a base, a pair of longitudinallyalined and spaced endless belts carried thereby, a brush and a waxerrotatably mounted between said belts on axes transverse of said beltsand spaced apart, an arm pivotally mounted on said base, a wax containercarried by said arm, a slidable rod connected to said arm and adapted tobring said container against said waxer, means for sliding said rod, ahook pivoted on said rod, a frame member engageable by said hook, a triplever forward of and adjacent to the top of said waxer, said trip leverengaging beneath said hook and adapted to disengage said hook from saidframe member, a spring tending to lift said trip lever, and means fordriving said belts, brush and waxer.

MAURICE COULOMBE.

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